Boris Diaw, PF Shot Chart29 MIN | 2-5 FG | 2-2 FT | 5 REB | 6 AST | 1 STL | 1 BLK | 1 TO | 6 PTS | +24With no Manu Ginobili, we were wondering where the playmaking might come from. I’m not saying Diaw completely fill in for Manu, but his six assists were awesome to see. He did a great job of getting in the middle of that Dallas zone and finding the open shooters.

Tony Parker, PG Shot Chart29 MIN | 10-15 FG | 5-6 FT | 2 REB | 7 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 6 TO | 25 PTS | +18He was great all game, but the Spurs really blew the game open in the third quarter, in part thanks to Parker’s excellent play. He went 6-6 from the field and overall just knew no one on the Mavs could stay in front of him.

Danny Green, SG Shot Chart30 MIN | 2-4 FG | 2-2 FT | 9 REB | 0 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 0 TO | 7 PTS | +13Hey, look who found himself back in the starting line up! With Manu out, Pop wanted to make sure he had someone to move the ball in the second unit, so Marco Belinelli went back to the bench. It’s probably just a familiarity thing (for both the player and the fan), but Green seems to play better with the starters.

Cory Joseph, PG Shot Chart17 MIN | 2-5 FG | 4-4 FT | 0 REB | 5 AST | 3 STL | 0 BLK | 1 TO | 9 PTS | +11Cory Joseph unleashed! He was also a big part of the second half run. Favorite play of the night: Belinelli throws a pretty awful pass to Mills in the corner, Mills saves it and flips to Joseph, who stepped right in to three. Spurs were already up big, but Joseph looking for his own shot like that is a good thing.

One Thing We Saw

This was the perfect game following up the overtime near debacle in Memphis. Pop didn’t waive the white flag and instead played everyone but Ginobili and they responded with a blow out. Duncan and Parker stayed under 30 minutes, so their minutes stayed low-ish. Spurs now have three days off before hosting Minnesota, Sunday. Oh, and the Spurs are back in first place for the time being.